DA to seek stricter policy for parolees---something amiss??

In the public relations rag for Mike Ramos (the Sun Newspaper--this time, though below the front page fold!!), Ramos proposes "to seek tougher penalties for parolees who commit new crimes under a policy to be implemented by the DA's office" because of early release plans by the state due to [the] budgetary crises".

First, was Ramos letting parole violators off or giving them inappropriate sentences before?? If so, he needs to do some answering.

Second, Ramos should do whatever is appropriate, but implementing a determinate sentencing plan is hardly what an office that is already over budget and in desperate need of moving pending case volume down should be doing. The Deputy District Attorneys (DDA) need the flexibility to move cases that should be moved, so they can free up time and resources and litigate the bigger cases.

Third, it almost seems as if Ramos does not trust his DDA's to do what is appropriate? Why does Ramos need to micromanage staff? If you read his soon to be coming out campaign mailers, he will tell you he is the big and bad crime fighter? Why mess with success if true?

Bob Conaway
Candidate for San Bernardino County District Attorney